Advocacy News

At the end of June, the Seattle City Council unanimously passed an ordinance preventing a landlord from subscribing to, contracting with or...

After months of advocacy, engagement, and strong collaboration with our members and coalition partners, EHB 1217 has been signed into law. We fought...

The Washington Supreme Court issued a huge victory to the Washington residential landlord community in today’s decision in Housing Authority...

The new 2025 Utility Estimates have been published by Seattle Housing Authority, which has historically been updated every few years. (OH) has...

Yesterday, February 6, despite some weather difficulties for our members, 180 WMFHA members and staff gathered at the Capitol in Olympia for our...

Your WMFHA Advocacy Team is excited to announce the formation of a new coordinated advocacy and grassroots lobbying campaign to fight against HB...

The November election results coupled with Governor Bob Ferguson’s cabinet appointments launched a scramble, particularly in King County, to...

Our advocacy team recently had the opportunity to present in front of Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck’s transition committee on housing. The Lt...

The 2025 legislative session is finally here, and it's going to be an exciting 105 days of action! We’re kicking things off strong, and we...

Carter's City Council testimony is below: Good Evening, Mayor Millman, and members of the council. Thank you for allowing me to speak tonight. My...

At a virtual roundtable on October 30, WMFHA Advocacy staff gave an overview of the “new” unlawful detainer process in King County. In...

Now that the election is over and we know the makeup of the legislature, we can start to look ahead to the 2025 legislative session. Although how...